https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=360225 A complaint for cheque dishonour was held premature where it was filed before expiry of the statutory 15-day period after service of demand notice. The court applied the settled principle that no offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act is complete, and no cause of action arises, until the drawer is allowed the full payment period; a complaint lodged earlier is therefore not maintainable. On that basis, the cognizance, summons, and all proceedings founded on the premature complaint were quashed. en-us Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 13 May 2018 08:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=360225 A complaint for cheque dishonour was held premature where it was filed before expiry of the statutory 15-day period after service of demand notice. The court applied the settled principle that no offence under the Negotiable Instruments Act is complete, and no cause of action arises, until the drawer is allowed the full payment period; a complaint lodged earlier is therefore not maintainable. On that basis, the cognizance, summons, and all proceedings founded on the premature complaint were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=360225